1984 term · Burger Court · 8-0
Springfield Township School District et al. v. Knoll
471 U.S. 288 · 105 S. Ct. 2065 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 2
The record
- Term
- 1984
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 82-1889
- U.S. Reports
- 471 U.S. 288
- S. Ct. citation
- 105 S. Ct. 2065
- LEXIS citation
- 1985 U.S. LEXIS 2
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMM?
M 8 majority? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Unknown |
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